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pressure Tehran to reopen the vital waterway, adding another obstacle to the talks. According to Rob Geist Pinfold, a lecturer in international security at King’s College London, Trump’s stance on the strait
US-Iran peace talks, at a stall in Islamabad on April 22, 2026. **Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images** Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images Here are the latest developments on Day 55 of the Middle East
US-Israeli war on Iran, Palestinian schools were closed in the area. But last week when a ceasefire allowed Palestinian schools in the West Bank to reopen – even if for [only three days a week
response, the army has acquired new drones, enabling it to target supply lines, eliminate several RSF leaders and destroy their military equipment. ## The human cost of the war On the humanitarian front
Iran. The ceasefire took effect at midnight local time in Lebanon, where Israel had been conducting devastating airstrikes aimed at wiping out the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia. Trump said on social media that the truce
Iran have compounded these pressures further. Sudan, which relies heavily on imported fuel, has found itself caught in the disruption to Gulf energy supply chains and shipping routes, driving already strained fuel supplies tighter
pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where nearly 20% of the global supply of oil and gas normally moves. It's also a key passageway for other goods such as fertilizer, aluminum
responsible for the attack on the [second cargo vessel](https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2046856177288405045?s=20), only that there was no damage or injuries. [Iran's semi-official Fars new agency](https://farsnews.ir/Rahgozar_b/1776852637340052800/IRGC-Navy-Seizes-Two-Violating-Vessels-in-Regional-Waters-Transfers-Them-to-Iranian-Coast) later reported that the Iranian
response, Iran accused the US of “[piracy](/news/2026/4/22/iran-calls-us-ship-seizure-piracy-is-it)“. Then, on Wednesday, the US military intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters, the Reuters news agency reported, and was said to be redirecting
Iran is likely to have a severe knock-on effect on the NHS. Photograph: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/AFP/Getty In response, NHS England has increased purchases of drugs and devices to build up buffers. While there
pressure over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. In recent weeks several Labour ministers have [played down](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/26/wes-streeting-says-he-does-not-want-keir-starmer-ousted) the possibility of Starmer being removed because of any poor performance